How to retrieve the dimensions of a view?

Question

I have a view made up of TableLayout, TableRow and TextView. I want it to look like a grid. I need to get the height and width of this grid. The methods

Answer 1

You can use a broadcast that is called in OnResume ()

For example:

int vh = 0;   
int vw = 0;

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.maindemo);  //<- includes the grid called "board"

      registerReceiver(new BroadcastReceiver() {
            @Override
            public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
                TableLayout tl = (TableLayout) findViewById(R.id.board);  
                tl = (TableLayout) findViewById(R.id.board);
                vh = tl.getHeight();       
                vw = tl.getWidth();               
            }
      }, new IntentFilter("Test"));
}

protected void onResume() {
        super.onResume();

        Intent it = new Intent("Test");
        sendBroadcast(it);

}

You can not get the height of a view in OnCreate (), onStart (), or even in onResume () for the reason that kcoppock responded